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Company No. 00436880 · Incorporated 12 Jun 1947

Lesmar Limited

Registered name: LESMAR LIMITED

Lesmar Limited made £8.9m revenue and £417k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Lesmar Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £8.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £417k profit and 43 employees. The company is classified under “advertising agencies” and is based in ST. Albans; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 73110Advertising agencies
Status
Active
Location
ST. Albans, East of England
Age
79 yrs · since 1947
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-light
Revenue
£8.9m
Growth ▼7.7%
Profit
£417k
Growth ▼5.5%
Profit margin
4.7%
Gross 37.5%
Employees
43
Change ▲4.9%
Profit / employee
£9.7k
Revenue/employee £208k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£9.7m£8.9m
Cost of sales£6.5m£5.6m
Gross profit£3.2m£3.3m
Operating profit£422k£413k
Profit before tax£557k£582k
Profit after tax£442k£417k
Profit (best available)£442k£417k
Employees (average)4143
Ratios
Profit margin4.6%4.7%
Gross margin33.2%37.5%
Revenue per employee£236k£208k
Profit per employee£10.8k£9.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼7.7%
Profit growth—▼5.5%
Headcount growth—▲4.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.2m£2.3m
Net assets£1.9m£2.2m
Fixed assets£1.1m£375k
Current assets£6m£5.1m
Debtors£3m£2.3m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
37.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£208k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£9.7k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
4.2%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
25.3%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
▲14%
Now £2.2m
Cash at bank
▲7%
Now £2.3m
Headcount
▲5%
Now 43
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼66%
Now £375k
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £417k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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